Improvement in last and shoe holders



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Last and Shoe Patented May 27,1873.

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UNITED STATES 1 7 BENJAMIN J. TAYMAN, oF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT INLAS'I" AND SHOE HOLDERSl Specication forming part ofLetters Patent No. 139,343, dated May 27, 1873 application yfiled April17, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

A Be it known that I, `BENJAMIN J. TAYMAN,

ofthe city of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented aLast and Shoe Holder, and Shoe-Sole and Welt Trimmer, of

`which the following is a specification stiifening, the spur beinglocked to prevent `its turning while the shoe remains on the last. Thespur, in its unlocked position, turns freely on a center-pin while theshoe is put on and ,p removed from the last.

The invention further relates to a novel combination and arrangement ofthe knife and Welt-trimmer, guide, gage, and spring-guard, with thecutter stock, as hereinafter fully described. l

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved last and shoe holder, and soleand welt trimmera shoe being in connection therewith for the trimmingoperation. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3, Sheet No. 2,is a side View of a last with the improvements attached. Fig. 4 is aplan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a view of the rod H at right angles tothe view in Fig. 4. Fig. 6, Sheet No. 3, is a `side elevation ot' thecutter-stock I and parts attached, full size. Fig. 7 is a bottom view ofthe same. Fig. 8 is a face view of the guide Mand welt trimmer Kdetached from the stock I.

`Like letters in all the figures indicate the same parts.

A is the last-holder, and B the last, whichl has a shoe in connection,in Figs. l and 2. It

is shown in detail in Figs. 3 and 4. The holder is secured to the slideof a semi-rotating jack by means of bolts, which pass through the slota, ofthe ila-nge b, when the shoe is held for trimming, or burnishingthe sole. The plate c of the holder is provided with steadypins C G,which t in the holes d d in the plate c', which is confined on the upperedge of the last by. means of screws. D is a bolt, which turns freely inthe middle hole g of the plate c. It has a crosspin, f, over theprojecting ends of which the elongated parts of `the hole g pass whenthe last is placed in position, so as to bring them inside of the plate.Then, by turning the lever E on the inner end of the bolt one-quarteraround, as the pins pass over the inclines h h of the plate it isbrought tight against the plate c of the holder to fasten the lastsecurely. F is a circular spur in a slot in the heel of the last, whichturns freely on the pin G while the shoe is placed on the last orremoved therefrom. When the shoe is put on the last the spur is locked,and as the pricks have entered the lining inside of the heel-stifi'eningthe shoe is held securely without being tacked in the usual manner. Thelocking is effected by means of the rod H, seen in Figs. 3 and 5.

The rod is pushed down through the hole e of the plate c', with itstail-end against a tooth of the spur, and turned partly around so as tobring its inclines t' against the inclines t" of the plate, and therebylock the spur. When the shoe has to be removedfrom the last the rod isturned in the reverse direction to` unlock the spur and allow it to turnfreely. Each last is provided With a plate, c, but only one locking-rod,H, and locking-bolt D are required for each machine. I is a cutterstock,provided with a knife J, welt-trimmer K, gage L, guide M, andspring-guard N, seen in detail in Figs. 6 and 7. The guide andwelt-trimmer are seen detached from the stock I in Fig. 8. The knife, Jisheld on its seat by means of the screw O, there being a slot, j, toadmit of its longitudinal adjustment. The Welt-trimmer K and guide M areheld against the inner end of the stock I by means of the Set-screw O1.The gauge L is adjustable by means of the slot j', lever P which turnson the set-screw O2, andmanipulating lever Q, as seen clearly in Figs. 5and 6. `The guard N is accommodated to the thicknesses of differentsoles, and to the fore and shank parts of the same sole, by means ofthesprings RR on the rods S S, which slide in the lugs l l l l of the stockI. At the outer end of lsaid stock there.. is ahandle, T, for the righthand of the oper ator, a thumb-rest, m, on one end of the lever PATENTOFFICE.

Q, above mentioned, and a fore-finger rest, a, on the other end. Theinner end of the stock I is provided with the handle U, which'projectsfrom the guide M for the left hand of the operator. For the freemovement of the cutter-stock I, to bring it into the various positionsrequired in trimming the sole and welt, the inner end of the stock has apin, o, which turns freely in the lower end of the rod V, the upper endof which is connected with the socket p in the front end of the castingW, and turns freely therein, the inner end of the spring-pin q turningfreely iu the"'annular groove r of the rod. The said casting W has asocket, p', at its rear end,which turns freely on the front end of therod V', which has an annular groove, s, into which a pin on the innerend of the screw t 'projects to hold the socket on the rod, the grooveextending lengthwise of the shaft sufficiently to admit of such alongitudinal movement of the casting W as may be required for changingthe position of the casting, as hereinafter described. The rear end ofthe rod is connected with the vertical rod X, by means of the pin u andchecks t v, so as to admit of an up-and-down movement of the stock I. Alateral movement of the stock is obtained by the lower end of the rod Xturning freely in the standard Y. There is a stop, z, secured by meansof the screw w to the adjustable collar y of the rod V', for theadjustment of the stock I for trimming the fore and shank parts of thesole. When the fore part of the sole is to be trimmed, the pin w of thecasting W rests against the rear side of the stop, so as to bring theknife J into position for the fore part.Y The position of the stock ischanged for trimming the shank by drawing the casting W forward andturning it partly around and bringing the pin w into the notch z in thefront end of the stop, thus turning the stock I so as to bring the knifeon an angle to suit the bevel of the shank. The collar y is adjustableon the rod V', for setting the knife, by having a loose fit on the rodand being fastened by means of the screw t'. The annular groove s of therod V' is of sufficient length to admit of changing the casting W foreand aft the requisite distance to terminate the cut of the fore part ofthe sole in the rear of the termination of the shank, as may be desired.

I claim as my invention- 1. The last-holder A having pins C C andlocking-bolt D, provided with a cross-pin, f, and lever E, incombination with the plate c' of the last B, having holes d d and g andinclines h h, substantially in the manner and for the purpose abovedescribed.

2. The combination of the circular spur F and the rod H with the heel ofthe last for securing the shoe thereon, the rod having inclines i whichengage with inclines z" of the plate c', substantially as described.

3. The combination and arrangement of the knife J, welt trimmer K, gageL, guide M, guard N, levers P and Q, and stock I, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the adjustable collar y, stop z, rod V', andcasting W having a socket, p, and pin, av, substantially in the mannerand for the purpose described.

BENJAMIN J. TAYMAN.

Witnesses:

THOMAS J. BEWLEY, STEPHEN Us'rIcK.

